Category Archives: War in Asia

Throwing the first punch

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Fred Stiening

When do the actions of a country – under international law, the laws of war, or rational thought – justify another country launching a first strike? The President and John Kerry have made it clear they plan to attack the … Continue reading →

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Ed Asner: Who gives a shit?

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Fred Stiening

http://reason.com/blog/2013/09/07/has-there-been-a-rapture-of-anti-war-cel The silence from the anti war Democrats is deafening. Cue Simon and Garfunkel and let’s listen together to the silence

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Kerry: don’t be silent spectators to slaughter

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Fred Stiening

State Department ruler John F’ing Kerry’s rhetoric grows more and more bizarre http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24004836 “We in the United States know, and our French partners know, that this is not the time to be silent spectators to slaughter,” he said. Yes, the … Continue reading →

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Let’s bring Jesus into the Syrian civil war – yeah, that’s the ticket

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Fred Stiening

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/10289944/Syria-crisis-al-Qaeda-seizes-village-that-still-speaks-the-ancient-language-of-Christ.html

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Missiles away!

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Overnight, Russia detected missile launches headed toward Syria. There was confirmation this was a “joint US / Israeli exercise” to test Israel’s anti-missile defenses. The stars are aligning.

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Remembering Lebanon & Ronald Reagan

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Fred Stiening

http://warisacrime.org/content/possible-consequences-us-military-attack-syria—remembering-marine-barracks-destruction-beiru Despite being a life long Republican (until this year), I refused to vote for Ronald Reagan both times. If I was to try to sum up why in a sentence, please explain to me how – Oliver North was … Continue reading →

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The time for war has arrived

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Republican President John McCain has declared it. At least one person in Congress has had an informal conversation about this. No vote in Congress, no vote at the UN, no vote in NATO, the Arab League won’t support military intervention … Continue reading →

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Son, why is there a drill press in your bedroom?

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Fred Stiening

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/2013/06/13/santa-monica-gunman-weapon-assembled-from-parts/vB3YmT7LiAVmfdby2iTRjK/story.html “so I can make a high capacity “assault” weapon to kill you, dad” Of course, when the killings in liberal Santa Monica happened, the who and why were vague. The son had been picked up previously for trying to … Continue reading →

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Crossing the Red Line

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Fred Stiening

With all this “investigation” going on, it’s time for war! It’s official – President Obama is going to decree that President Assad of Syria has used chemical weapons in the Gulf of Tonkin, which means the US has no alternative … Continue reading →

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Syria goes dark

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Moving Cc’s comment to it’s own thread Here are some interesting internet traffic statistics: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-05-07/syria-traffic-goes-dark-country-disappears-internet

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